Recent content by PoppaCap

Thanks to everyone! You have all been a great help, I really do appreciate your advice. Now I just need to decide if I can wait until July...Probably not, but it's possible One question, when the topic of after market cooling comes up, i find myself a little lost. Should I get case fans? CPU...

Thanks AmberClad! I think I can cannibalize some screws from my current system if I need to :) As for Vista, I am still not sure. I just dug up an old XP install disk I got when I was a student, so I think I should be able to use that to get everything up and running at least I will think it...

Thank you for your comments. I can downsize the PS no problem, but for the Samsung burner, all newegg has are OEM versions. What cables/software should I also get in order to get this up and running? Just the SATA connector and SATA power connector? What burning software do you recommend for...

It's been a few years since I did any sort of upgrading or system building, so I am opening up my current build for your review and critiques I am looking for a mid-high end rig that will hold up for a couple years with minor upgrades. I don't game all that much, but I do like to have the...

Hey everyone, I was hoping I could maybe get some insight into a little problem I have been experiencing. Well, the other day when I came back from class I saw that my internet connection wasn't working...so I went through all the basic steps to try to find out what was wrong: First of all, the...

Thanks for all your help Mavrick (and serialb). I'll go with either Crucial or Samsung depending on what I find at a better deal. nNow the choice between pc2700 or DDR400 samsung begins! :) Arin

I have been reading up on the new EPoX board (the 8K5A2+) and I think I will be going with that one instead, thanks! As for the RAM, if Corsair has been having some issues with these boards (or was it just the older 8K3A+ board?), then do you think Crucial pc2700 will work pretty much just as...

Hey everyone, I am putting together a new AMD system with an XP2200+ and an Epox 8k3a+ (not set in stone, so I am open to suggestions) The tough part now is deciding what RAM to go with. The 3 mentioned above seem to be the 3 top performers and the best at OCing. I know it's a rare thing to...

I use lense cleaner spray for my glasses, it works very nicely. Go get a spray bottle at Pearl Vision or something. ::Caps::

I don't think I've ever gotten the Auto-Updater to work for me... ::Caps::

I always just disabled screensavers and turned off the monitor after 30 min or so. ::Caps::

Is it possible to just run 3 hdd's at the same time as separate drives? I don't have any with RAID setups or anything, so this is somewhta of a general question. ::Caps::